Why were the central powers called the central powers?

Explanation:

The Central Powers were also known as the Quadruple Alliance. The name "Central Powers" comes from the location of the main countries in the alliance. They were centrally located in Europe between Russia to the east and France and Britain to the west. The Central Powers mobilized around 25 million soldiers.

the correct answer option is: weapons.

explanation:

tensions rose as the two opposing superpowers competed for 'weapons'.

referring to the cold war (1945-1991), the two superpowers, usa and ussr, experienced a phase of struggle and conflict with each other. these two superpowers considered each other as a threat to their survival and thus opted for policies to strengthen their positions.

the two superpowers never went to war with each other directly but competed for weapons to preserve their positions.